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Carrboro, NC vs Matthews, NC

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- The median age of a home in Carrboro is 14.3% older than the median age of a home in Matthews.
 Carrboro, NCMatthews, NCUnited States
 Median Home Age35  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$441,800$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months25.0%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock79.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.108.1%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$8.6$11.0
 Homes Owned38.8%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.5%11.2%
 Homes Rented53.5%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Carrboro, NCMatthews, NCUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,960$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,130  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,390$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,320  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,990$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,030  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Carrboro, NCMatthews, NCUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock3.0%1.9%
 Vacant Rented2.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.8%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Carrboro, NCMatthews, NCUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.4%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.1%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9994.3%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock8.7%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9999.2%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock32.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99923.1%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock7.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9992.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.6%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.5%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.5%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Carrboro, NCMatthews, NCUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock16.2%13.6%
 2000 to 200912.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock27.0%13.6%
 1980 to 198924.3%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock12.6%14.8%
 1960 to 196919.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock2.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.5%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock0.4%12.2%
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Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews
Lot · Carrboro, NC
Carrboro Bottleneck
Over 13 years ago

Carrboro is basically a bedroom community, where people who work at or study at UNC over in Chapel Hill lay down for the night. All day they work at UNC only to pay the  More

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vanessa · Chapel Hill, NC
lively and progressive community
Over 14 years ago

Carrboro has a strong civic life with a lot of local participation and visionary politics towards making a more sustainable and just community. The center of town has  More

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matt · Carrboro, NC
good climate
Over 15 years ago

climate is good, 4 seasons, winter is short with just a little  More

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Reviews for Matthews    2 Reviews
Marc · Matthews, NC
See Charlotte
Over 16 years ago

Matthews is a suburb of Charlotte. It's big advantage over Charlotte is that you are on the edge of the rural areas, and it is safer. Don't expect to save any on taxes  More

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denise · Ogden, UT
Moving Soon
Over 19 years ago

Is there segragation in  More

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